Shri Lokesh Chandra

Profile Overview

Shri Lokesh Chandra (IAS) joined as ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), Mumbai on Friday, 2nd June 2023. Earlier he was working as ‘General Manager’ of ‘BEST’ Undertaking, Mumbai.

Shri. Lokesh Chandra is from 1993 Batch of ‘Indian Administrative Service’. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering and M.Tech (Structures) from IIT (Delhi). Shri. Lokesh Chandra has previously served on various key posts viz. ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of CIDCO, Commissioner of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Also, he has previously worked as ‘Collector’ of Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra and as a President of Nagpur Reform ‘Pranyas’. Shri. Lokesh Chandra also served in the service of the Central Government from 2008 to 2015. During this time, he has served as ‘Joint Secretary’, Ministry of Steel and as ‘Director’, Ministry of Power.